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Synonyms for integral

  • adjective

Most common

essential intrinsic inherent necessary whole entire

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Essential — constituting a whole together with other parts or factors; not omittable or removable

essential, intrinsic, inherent, necessary, in-built, built-in, radical, immanent, constitutional

2. Entire — whole; undamaged

whole, entire, all, complete, complex-differentiable, intact, total

Antonyms

derivative, peripheral, extraneous

All antonyms of integral →

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Constituting a whole together with other parts or factors; not omittable or removable.

  2. adj. 2

    Whole; undamaged.

Related words

Word family
integralism integrality integrity integer integration integrate
Phrases
integral membrane protein integral number indefinite integral

Example sentences

  • necessary Close observation is necessary for the experiment.
  • essential Selfishness is an essential part of his character.
  • inherent It seems to be something inherent to the human race.
  • intrinsic Tom lacks intrinsic motivation to study French.
  • entire You won't be let down if you read the entire book.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
integralfalling
necessaryfalling
essentialsteady
inherentsteady
intrinsicrising
entiresteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
all1
5 letters
whole1, total2
6 letters
entire3, intact2
7 letters
radical3
8 letters
complete2, inherent3, immanent3
9 letters
necessary4, essential3, intrinsic3
14 letters
constitutional5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (total2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
intégral
Italiano
integrale
Español
integral
Deutsch
integral